Biology:Adscita capitalis
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Zygaenidae |
| Genus: | Adscita |
| Species: | A. capitalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Adscita capitalis (Staudinger, 1879)[1]
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Adscita capitalis is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in North Macedonia, Greece (including Samos) and Turkey.
The length of the forewings is 9.5–11.4 mm for males and 9.4–10.5 mm for females. Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae mainly feed on Helianthemum canum, but have also been recorded feeding on Helianthemum grandifloris, Helianthemum georgicum and Helianthemum nummularium. The first three instars mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a gallery on H. georgicum, while they only feed on the parenchyma of the leaves when feeding on H. nummularium.
References
- C. M. Naumann, W. G. Tremewan: The Western Palaearctic Zygaenidae. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 1999, ISBN:87-88757-15-3
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q378447 entry
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